Radiographic demonstration of gastric variceal bleeding.
A case is reported where emergency percutaneous splenoportography demonstrated an actively bleeding gastric varix. The radiographic appearance is described and the indications for this procedure are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D004630:Emergencies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011172:Portography; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*